Posted by Margit on February 28, 2004, at 1:03:27
In reply to Re: paxil user/withdrawals? » Margit, posted by katia on February 27, 2004, at 14:11:11
> Did you gain weight on Paxil?I did gain about 15-20lbs each time.
> Also were you slowed down?
If you mean mentally slowed down - not really. It was more of a "I don't care so much anymore" feeling. Socially I would do things, I would have been afraid to do before (e.g. giving a speech in front of people, interacting confidentally with others, not worrying so much anymore if I said anything wrong/stupid).
It blunted my emotions somewhat. I still laugh and get sad, but it is more linear.
I do experience more troublesome side effects now, but I think it is from long-time use of an SSRI, which supposedly causes down-regulation of the dopamine system. I have very little motivation, no energy, and hypersomnolence (things I didn't have till about 6 months ago).
I am going to try a different approach, a more natural approach that targets body defiencies or overloads of minerals, vitamins, aminos, and hormones. But that's a different story.
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